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Yielima · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Yielima

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Few residents in Yielima have completed high school or university, leaving it among the least qualified areas in the region. Only 33.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Yielima sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yielima — lower than 99% of areas.

Yielima0.0%
3638, VIC 11.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.3% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%. For others, the highest year of school reached was Year 10 for 26.1% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Yielima, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 33.3% Year 10 26.1% Year 11 15.9% Year 9 or below 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Yielima hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 53.6% of the highest qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Yielima, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 83%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 53.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 25.0%. Agriculture and environment follow at 21.4%, while engineering and education both stand at 17.9%.

Field of qualification

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Yielima splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (27%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Engineering & related at 19%.

Management & commerce 25.0% Agriculture & environment 21.4% Engineering & related 17.9% Education 17.9% Society & culture 10.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yielima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22933/yielima/topic/education